Description
Achyranthes aspera or Prickly Chaff is a herb plant which grows in fields and waste lands to a height of about 1 meter. It is quite easily identified when fully mature with the 50 cm. long spikes bearing several very small greenish-white flowers which stand upright. If one should carelessly walk through a field, the spines with the seeds are sure to stick on the clothes- a good method of seeds dispersal. The few leaves are elliptic or obovate but usually round.
BENEFITS:
- A laxative.
- Strengthens and gives tone to the stomach.
- Assists in expelling gases, flatulence and griping pains from the stomach and bowels.
- Improves appetite.
- Bronchitis, piles and itching.
- Indigestion, discomfort or pain.
- Promotes the flow of urine.
- Asthma and cough.
- As an anti-periodic in preventing the return of such diseases which recur, like malaria.
HOW TO USE:
The decoction or infusion of the leaves, seeds and roots may be used to take care of all the ailments mentioned in Medicinal use.
PARTS USED:
The leaves, seeds and roots.
